I do not have a mining empire – Frimpong Boateng claims to have garbage

General News of Monday, February 11, 2019

Source: peacefmonline.com

2019-02-11

The Minister of Science, Technology, Environment and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, who has been accused, has been reported in the media that unfair concessions to some mining concessions in the country were "wrong".

The report states that the minister still retains a 30% interest in a mining company, Symphony Limited, a company that manages the five concessions – but audits of Peacefmonline.com with valid documents can confirm that Symphony Limited is owned by M Jojo Frimpong-Boaheng and the company. Minister does not have 30% interest as the claims

The company, incorporated in 2009, was authorized to operate as General Traders and Manufacturers' Representatives, but obtained the legitimate certification to include Gold and Diamond on March 27, 2009.

According to the report, the company has obtained 5 prospecting licenses in the Gyapekrom region, namely: Nwenem, Asiri, Gyapekrom, Baabiareneha and Adomesu – But another document available for Peacefmonline.com indicates that Symphony Limited has awarded only 2 prospecting licenses and has since left the field due to conflicts between the "heads of Gyapekrom, the Assemblies and Communities. "

According to the report, on November 14, 2014, Professor Frimpong Boateng, as director of Symphony Limited, reportedly wrote to inform the Minerals Commission that Symphony Limited was removing three of its five concessions and was considering keeping only Baabiareneha and Adomesu.

According to the report, on April 15, 2015, the Commission allegedly wrote to accept Symphony's decision to cancel the three prospecting licenses. Under Ghana's mining legislation, once the license is released, it is free and awarded to any mining company wishing to acquire it on a first-come, first-served basis. In this case however, the 3 exploration licenses abandoned by Symphony would still be reserved for the company.

The managing director of Symphony Limited denied all the theses and other allegations mentioned in the report. Mr. Jojo Frimpong-Boateng in an interview with Peacefmonline.com.

Reacting to these accusations, Professor Frimpong Boateng told Peacefmonline.com on Thursday, January 31, 2019, that the charges were grouped by some people to tarnish his reputation.

"I have not done anything wrong, it's a long and complicated problem and people do not understand. I saw such reports myself but I did not do anything wrong. When I revoked the license of a company working in one of these concessions, they thought I had an interest, but the Minister of Finance then went on on the spot and found that I was right in my decision, "he said.